Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-15


ID be put iu the warrant Tor the village
Meeting to see if the village will light Main /
treet 10y electricity should satisfactory
erms he offered, and also for an article 10
ave several more Of Mr. Crowell's hydrants
nut IN for fire purposes.
Crosby X Co. pushed work on the foun-
.ation of their new building until ! > O'Clock
IN Saturday night, when the rapidly rising
,ater drove them away They succeeded
II finding the bed rock and getting in about
. feet in length aud siN feet IN height of
permanent wall There will be no loss on
NE work save the delay and the necessity
IF pumping out the water and mud when
.he high water subsidies.
The First Regiment band have postponed
their concert until Wednesday evening,
April 9th They are hard at work in re
hearsals with a view to excelling any pre-
vious efforts The program, which will be
published with full particulars next week,
variety of musical novelties a.
well "a standard compositions The band
will be assisted 10y the following soloists
Mrs. +. r. Pratt, contralto Miss Belle q
Clark, pianist MIR. l.. d. Mitchell, kyle
phone Mr Arthur Geotfrion of Fitchburg,
Mass, and Mr.. j " Castle of Springfield,
Mass, clarinet Seats 20 on sale next
W ednesday evening at Briggss
AT an adjourned meeting of the ladies
auxiliary held Monday afternoon the follow
ing officers were elected Pres, Mrs G l.
Crowel vice pres Mrs Edward Clark
Mrs 5 A DAVIS sec. Miss +. T. Colburn /.
treas. Mrs. n l. Hawley
Retting Bros. have III store a large stock
of baby carriages in all the latest STYLES, to
calls attention.
The large audience which witnessed
Kathleen MavOurneen. as given at Bel
lows Falls on Monday evening 10y the dra
matte club from the Roman Catholic church
IN this place, praised the presentation warm
iy. a party of about fifty young Irish PEG
Pile went up from here and we're handsome
~ entertained 10y the Ancient Order of HI
bernIan- They made night of it, All,
instead OF coming home 10y the morning oW
train Ii, they intended were Obliged /,
wait for the 10 o'clock train the early tran
being DELAYED 10y the break at Hartford
Frank Reed has added a ground hooi
tenement 10 ms house on the corner OF e.
non and Hudson streets.
The spring term OF the Centreville schou
will open next Monday under the tuition o.
A. j Holden of WindhAm Il member @
the graduating class al Gienwoud SEM
nary
f. : Goodman general secretary of tn
Y NJ. C. A. of Cleveland o.. Is expecte
To lead the meeting at the association room
next SUNDAY afternoon at 4 O'Clock A
Young men are cordially invited Meetin
IN the rooms in the morning ut $3.50
The Young ladie, of the guild Of 81
Michael Episcopal church will give Il
Easter sale at the house of Dr. Gale mex
Tuesday evening There will he ii sale ,
fancy articles and coffee and cake will b
served
f. A. Whitney will soon begin improv,
ments Oh his Main street block including
glass and iron front for the store and r,
pairs upon the extension III the rear
There will he an early celebration OF ii
Holy Communion IN ST. Michael kplscop
church at $ O'Clock on sunday next,
The cast of r. +. Hosford u.s. Jenniso
IhurDer, brought 10 recover the value OF
quantity of meal, Is set for trial at HasklI
& Stoddard Office on Monday, MAY ?
HosiOrd. il is understood was owing Thu
Der. or ms wife. some 5000 for borroWt
money, and the latter after obtaining u
meal proposed To- turn 1t on the accOun
while the one claims and the other DEM
that the meal was to be for cash paymen
George d. Marsh has been granted a r
issue OF pension.
In the absence of Mrs Elmer from Il
High school. on account of sickness in h
family, her place Is supplied by MIR q
Dunham of the firm of Durham Bros
The Rev. MI Whitney and family lie
NKT.I,,...l,-.
Rev c. r. Tenney Of Stoughton. Mass, W
preach in the Universalist church next Su
day, morning and evening.
Rev. Josiah Marvin was taken TO D
Clark's Lake View Retreat al Buringt,
on Tuesday for medical treatment Ev
since the death of his wife wear ago la
summer at st, Paul, where they had resid,
for several wears. his nervous system al
his mental balance have been gradually gi
ing away, until it was no longer Deem
prudent that he should 90 unrestraine
MIR Marvin has been well known Unive
salist preacher for forty years, and also
prominent Odd Fellow, having been f
j several years Grand Master of that ord
in the state of Minnesota
There viii be sociable and supper in /
j Universalist vestry next Thursday afte
noon and evening
The Northampton city government h
evidently done $500 better than was expe,
ed III the purchase of machinery to ma
good roads with. The Gazette Of Il
week SAYS "For d little over $1,000 I
city mas bought a stone crusher and a
horse power engine 10 be located on [
= granite ledge, near the Hatfield road
Northampton had only come up u the Ia
, I Hv.aNtlal,-.. sr
. learned beforehand how foolish and rec
t less is such a use of money.
] A market day committee of the Rutla.
n board of trade have reported IN favor
establishing L regular market day, begi
ming IN May and 10 be held every Iuesda
The board evidently mean 10 establish
/ regular place Of board of trade or mark,
4 day meeting, for they request commui
z cations from any parties having proper
4. centrally located which they desire 10 re
or sell and that is suitable for the pub
gatherings of farmers and merchants
At the special school meeting in tine Ct
treville district held Saturday evening I
D the purpose of taking further action IN
gard 70 the enlargement of the school hou
a a proposition 10 build an entirely new hon
or enlarge the present one ON the grouI
B
DO cussed, nut no unAniIuity oil sentiment "
arrived at and the meeting was adjourn
for two weeks
At the adjourned meeting of the Uni
rian society held last evening. the pari
committee were instructed o. extend 4
i to the Rev Mr. Martin who is now prea,
a ing at Tiverton, r. l. There will be
J. services al the church next Sunday
Next Sunday. the last in the conferel
year. viii bring the three wears pastor,
of Rev. Isaac McAnn over the Method
church 10 close He has been a faith
and devoted pastor in his charge /
church has gained much IN strength a
IS prosperity and his people viii SINGER,
e regret ms removal Mr. Iruax term
e Bellows Falls also closes next Sunday, a
the Times of this week speaks IN high ter
d of his services there The conference "
u have an unusual number of imports
il places TO fill with new men this year
conference assemblies at St. Johnshury
s, the 2lst inst
, The weddings of two well known Br
u tlehoro girls are on the list 10 take place
y the Unitarian church in June.
4 j. A. Church mas bought a strip of la
1 from the rear of Mrs Stevens lot on
hot street % make room for a new DIV,
ing house.
Officer Coolidge was called upon 10 arr
Mike Kelley last Monday afternoon,
drunkenness, and succeeded in doing
4 after chase which ended in running h
r. into the deep snow. On arraignment
II fore Justice Newton, Mike plead guilty a
e paid a fine of - and costs, and disclosed
a. T. Pollard of the Commercial hou